The Hope pioneer., 1887-11-18
FUNERAL OF THE ANARCHISTS.

A. Large but Orderly Crowd Follows
Their Remains to the Tomb-The Pa
Eeant Viewed by 100000 Persons As II
Marches Through Chicago's Streets
Fielden and Schwab Taken to Joliet.
CHICAGO. Nov. IA great concourse of
people followed the remains of August
Spies, Adolph Fischer, Albert R. Parsons,
George Engel and Louis Lingg, the dead
Anarchists, In their funeral procession yes
terday. The day was warm, and early in
the morning crowds wended their way to
Milwaukee avenue, down which thorough
fare the parade passed. Leaving Milwaukee
avenue, it proceeded south on Desplaines
street to Lake, within half block of the
fatal spot at which the Haymar-
ket bomb was exploded, thence east
on Lake street to Fifth avenue and south
to Polk street. where the Wisconsin Central
train was taken to Wa!dheim Cemetery
Although there were probably 100, 900 per-
sons masss'l along the line of the process
sion there was no disorder. The entire
ceremony, from the homes to the ceme-
terry, was conducted with as much quiet as
possible in SO vast a throng. The floral
offerings were many and beautiful
The people began to gather at the Spies
residence as early as o'clock in the morn
ing Shortly after that hour the public
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stream Of men and women viewed the re-
mains until little after II o'clock, when
preparations were begun for the transfer of
the body to it's last resting -place. The
grief of the stricken mother Mt
this time was poignant and most ex-
| cesstve. Her lamentations were woful in
the extreme. Miss Van Zandt, Spies proxy
wife, also deeply mourned tile loss of him
whom she undoubtedly loved The sisters
and brothers of the dead Anarchist went
constantly. Captain Black, the devoted ad-
| vocate of the Anarchists in and out of
court. his wife and several neighbors, did
all In their power to assuage the grief of the
afflicted ones. At few minutes past
noon it was announced that the
hearse had arrived. The casket was
placed in the hearse. and escorted by men,
bers of the Aurora Turn Verein and the
Bakers Union to the number of about 500
proceeded down Milwaukee avenue to
Paulina, where halt was made while the
hearse containing the body of Fischer fol-
lowed by carriages containing the mourners
came into line.
At Fischer's late home had occurred dur
ing the morning scenes similar to
those enacted at the Spies residence
hundreds viewed the remains during
the morning. Mrs Fischer went
continually, and the poor woman's face was
pallid and haggard At this point the Ger
man Typographical Union No. 9, 100 mem
bers OF the Central Labor Union and BODY
OF women, 25O strong, members of the
Fortschritt Aid Society, joined in the pro
cession.
The march was again begun, the next
stop being made ut the home of
Mrs Parsons, where the hearse con-
taln1ng the remains of her dead hus-
band wheeled into line Here had con-
gregated an immense throng. The floral
offerings here, as well as at all the other
places, We're numerous and Of the most ele-
giant designs Mrs. Parsons grief was most
terrible in'its intensity. AS the procession
moved away to the slow and swaying meas
ure OF dirge many of the women in the
throngs wept
The silver plate on the casket containing
Parsons remains bore the following inscrip-
tion: